WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * "This May Not Be Fixable" "People Will Die" Committee Democrats Condemn RFK Jr. and Trump-Musk Administration for Purging a Combined 1,000 Years of Expertise from the FDA Trump Administration Actions Risk Americans' Health and Gift Global Scientific Leadership to China Washington, D.C. (April 10, 2025)--Yesterday, C  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Floor Remarks Opposing Republican Budget Resolution Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves as the Senior House Democrat on Congress' Joint Economic Committee, spoke yesterday during floor debate in opposition to the Republican budget resolution, legislation that would pave the way for GOP tax cuts for the wealthy and cuts to critical programs like Medicaid and SNAP. The resolution passed with   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Democrats Fight Back Against Trump's Attacks on Independent Worker Protection Agencies WASHINGTON -House and Senate Democratic Leadership filed an amicus brief opposing President Donald Trump's unlawful attempts to fire members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). T  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Launches Inquiry Into Fannie Mae After Mass Firings Without Notice Or Investigation Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam launched an inquiry into last week's mass firings of dozens of predominantly Indian American employees at Fannie Mae for claims of alleged unethical conduct and fraud, sending a letter to William Pulte, Direct  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly, Turner Introduce Resolution to Commemorate Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month Today, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH) introduced a resolution to designate and commemorate April as Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month. The resolution is cosponsored in the House by Representatives Don Beyer, Suhas Subramanyam, and Bobby Scott. "Esophageal Cancer is q  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 10, 2025 AIR FORCE STS Government Solutions LLC, San Antonio, Texas, was awarded a $99,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for F-16 System Program Office integration engineering support. This contract provides for engineering, technical, and logistical, manpower support and technical data required to perform the organic integration activities. Work will be perform  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Cruz Introduce Bill to Bring Space Shuttle Discovery Home to Houston WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) today introduced the Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act, which would move the Space Shuttle Discovery from Virginia to its rightful home near NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston: "Houston played a critical role throughout the life of the space shuttle program, but it  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * DynCorp Agrees to Pay $21 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Inflated Costs on State Department Contract to Train Civilian Police Forces in Iraq DynCorp International LLC (DynCorp) has agreed to pay $21 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it knowingly submitted inflated subcontractor charges under a State Department contract to train Iraqi police   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 10 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 25-13) in April 2025 by Marina Azzimonti, Zach Edwards, Sonya Ravindranath Waddell and Acacia Wyckoff entitled "Tariffs Update: Potential Effects of the April 2 Announcements". Here are excerpts: * * * Key Takeaways * Our previous article presented a benchmark measure of the average effective tariff rate (AETR) based on detailed trade data for 2024. * Prior to the April 2 a  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 10 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 25-12) in April 2025 by Marina Azzimonti, Zach Edwards, Sonya Ravindranath Waddell and Acacia Wyckoff entitled "Tariffs: Estimating the Economic Impact of the 2025 Measures and Proposals". Here are the key takeaways: * * * * We compute the average effective tariff rate (AETR), which reflects the average tariff paid across all imports. In 2024, importers paid an estimated 2.2   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 11 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis by Emily Wavering Corcoran and Anthony Tringali: * * * How Different Are Rural and Urban Small Businesses? Small businesses play a big part in rural communities. In addition to serving local demand, businesses with fewer than 500 employees account for over half of rural employment. As part of the Richmond Fed's mission to strengthen the economy and our communities, we work to un  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on April 9, 2025, at a hearing on the Senate amendment to a House budget resolution (H.Con. Res. 14): * * * Foxx Opening Remarks on the Senate Amendment to H. Con. Res. 14 As prepared for delivery: Good morning. The Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Today, the Rules Committee is con  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Schakowsky, Espaillat, Panetta Introduce Legislation to Protect Immigrant Survivors of Violence WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) today introduced the Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment (WISE) Act to protect immigrant survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and gender-bas  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson Votes to Ensures Only U.S. Citizens Vote in U.S. Elections Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) voted to secure the integrity of American elections by passing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act to prevent noncitizens from voting in federal elections. The SAVE Act requires proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote. "The require  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Communities from Gun Violence WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and his Senate colleagues introduced the Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion (GOSAFE) Act and the bipartisan Banning Unlawful Machinegun Parts (BUMP) Act, two pieces of legislation that will help protect communities from gun violence by limiting large capacity a  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on April 9, 2025: * * * Kiggans Highlights Hampton Roads as Backbone of Naval Power Projection WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) questioned Admiral Samuel Paparo, Commander of INDOPACOM, at the House Armed Services Committee Hearing on U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region. Congresswoman Kiggans stressed the importance of the Atlantic Fleet to Ind  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * McCaul Votes For SAVE Act to Protect Election Integrity WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) -- chairman emeritus of the House Committee on Homeland Security -- voted for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, legislation he also cosponsored in both the 118th and 119th Congress. The SAVE Act would strengthen federal law by requiring proof of American citizen  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on Passage of the SAVE Act, Ushering in a New Era of Voter Suppression More than 40 percent of Virginians don't have an active license or ID, a requirement to register to vote under Republicans' bill Roughly 40 percent of Virginians do not have passports -- at $130 per passport, the SAVE Act could force Virginians to pay over $427 million just to register to vote. Was  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, Williams, Raskin, McClain Delaney Introduce Two Bills to Protect Federal Workers and Agencies Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06) introduced two pieces of legislation, the SERVICE Act and the Ensuring Agency Service Quality Act, tha  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott's Opening Statement on Bill Demanding Transparency and Accountability for Trump Dismantling ED WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee markup of H. Res. 237 and H.R. 2616, 2617, 2262, and 2270. "Thank you, Mr  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following floor remarks on April 7, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * (Under the Speaker's announced policy of January 3, 2025, Ms. McClellan of Virginia was recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader.) Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I rise today to speak directly to the American people on educ  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Emily Randall and Ranking Member Connolly Spearhead Oversight Investigation Into Elon Musk's Conflicts of Interest at the Department of Transportation Washington, D.C. (April 10, 2025)--Today, Rep. Emily Randall, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following floor remarks on April 7, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record the following: Opening remarks from civil rights forum on trump's attacks on students, workers, and families We have seen this Administration attack diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the federal government and  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Denounces Republican Bill to Restrict Voting Rights WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Co-Chair of Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, released the following statement after voting against H.R. 22 (link is external), the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act: "House Republicans' so-called SAVE Act is nothing more than a shameful attempt to silence the voices of  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 13 committee hearings on April 9, 2025: * * * DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity concluded open and closed hearings to examine United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Lieutenant General William J. Hartman, USA, Acting Commander, United  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester, colleagues demand answers from the Trump administration regarding decision to cancel funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnership programs WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester (both D-Del.) joined a letter to Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, led by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Comm  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Undersea Warfighting Development Center leadership visits NUWC Division Newport NEWPORT, R.I. -A constant co-evolution of technology and operational concepts is critical to providing the best warfighting capabilities possible to the U.S. Navy's submarine fleet. In support of that mission, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport and the Undersea Warfighting Development Center (UWDC) contin  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection has released the following public communication dated March 21, 2025, from the International Mailers' Advisory Group, Arlington, Virginia: * * * Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Entry of Low Value Shipments ("ELVS") and NPRM on Trade and National Security Actions and Low-Value Shipments ("trade and national security"). USCBP-2025-0002 and USCBP-2025-0003, respectively. * * * The Internat  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 11 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * USS Hershel "Woody" Williams Returns to Norfolk from Forward Deployment From LaShawn Sykes, Military Sealift Command Atlantic A U.S Navy expeditionary sea-base ship USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB-4) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Apr. 10, after operating forward deployed for almost five years, supporting U.S. Navy and allied efforts in U.S. Africa Command's (AFRICOM) - U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operation  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Establish Chesapeake National Recreation Area Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) renewed his effort in Congress to create a unified Chesapeake National Recreation Area (CNRA). The CNRA Act proposes to unite a series of voluntarily contributed park areas and iconic Bay properties under the operation of the National Park Service (NPS) in  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Virginia Man Indicted for Obstructing the IRS and Failing to File Tax Returns A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, returned an indictment yesterday charging a Virginia man with obstructing the IRS and willfully failing to file tax returns. According to the indictment, Omini Tete Riman, of Woodbridge, was an information technology specialist. He allegedly filed false 2013   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Join Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Cut Taxes for Working Families WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined 43 of their Senate colleagues in introducing the Tax Cut for Workers Act and the American Family Act, legislation that would cut taxes for workers and families by expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and permanently  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Join Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Cut Taxes for Working Families WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined 43 of their Senate colleagues in introducing the Tax Cut for Workers Act and the American Family Act, legislation that would cut taxes for workers and families by expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and permanently expand  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Statement on Latest Safety Incident at DCA WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement regarding an incident at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) where two airplanes bumped into each other on the tarmac: "Thank God no one was hurt this time. We need a full investigation into this incident as soon as possible. We ha  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner and Kaine Statement on Latest Safety Incident at DCA WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement regarding an incident at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) where two airplanes bumped into each other on the tarmac: "Thank God no one was hurt this time. We need a full investigation into this incident as soon as possible. We have sa  more